Darth InSidious Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Jesus was born in September they decided the date of that holiday to get the roman pagans to convert and I'm a pagan so I celebrate the winter solstice. Mmm, no. It was more likely chosen since it was nine months after the feast of the Annunciation, which falls on March 25th. This in turn was probably calculated by using the references to Zechariah being in the Holy of Holies (Luke 1:8-25) - which would have happened at the Feast of Tabernacles. Jesus, Luke's Gospel also claims, was conceived in the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy (Luke 1:26), placing his conception around the spring equinox. See also: "De solstitiia", "De Trinitate" IV,5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkstrong16 Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Christmas. I was gonna vote Yoda to but I forgot to hit it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesusIsGonnaOwnSatan Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 I remember Jesus all the time, Christmas is nothing more to me than Presents Day. As to the pagan stuff: the rest of the world messes up everything of ours (Christians), so why not commandeer their pagan festival? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det. Bart Lasiter Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 can't you just drink until you don't care about that **** anymore like a normal person it's christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purifier Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Ladies and Gentlemen, place your bets on who gets snipped by moderators first, Samnmax supporters raise your Salman Rushdie books, Darathy supporters raise your crosses, let's make some money out of this, people! *purifier eagerly counts his money* Wait a minute.......what's the odds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesusIsGonnaOwnSatan Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Last time I checked you guys commandeered a Jewish thing, which they'd commandeered from the Canaanites. Ladies and Gentlemen, place your bets on who gets snipped by moderators first, Samnmax supporters raise your Salman Rushdie books, Darathy supporters raise your crosses, let's make some money out of this, people! 50 on Samnmax. I personally don't fancy my posts being meddled with, so i keep garlic on-topic material in them to ward off moderators: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True_Avery Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 My family celebrates Christmas and Chaunikka, and a few other things throughout the year. We just adopted a few holidays into our yearly routine to better understand other religions and kind of use them as an educational experience. Doesn't hurt that a lot of Jewish holdays are pretty fun and usually involve food. Speaking of Chaunikka: http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/rooney/jg/14644-ep005 Your poor history amuses me. http://www.history.com/content/christmas/the-real-story-of-christmas/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astor Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 I voted 'humbug' because i'm not really into christmas at all, but I regret not voting QISmaS after seeing that no-one voted for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderQ Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 I celebrate Christmas the Christian way...though I'd agree with JIGOS, I try to celebrate Christ everyday, Christmas just has presents along with it I voted 'humbug' You will be visited by 3 spirits...*continues tale* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkonium Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 I celebrate Christmas in a completely secular way. Also, even though it's a month later, does Winter-een-mas count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Avlectus Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Ohh, yeah--I also celebrate itchy and scratchy day, happy new year, and I guees a new one: cut down this 10 foot tall snowman some douchebags decided to make in the MIDDLE of one of my snow clearing accounts' driveways. I hate it when people do this crap--all it leaves is an intrusive mess to clean up. Now if you'll excuse me... *Whips out Samurai Sword* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandalore The Shadow Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Mmm, no. It was more likely chosen since it was nine months after the feast of the Annunciation, which falls on March 25th. This in turn was probably calculated by using the references to Zechariah being in the Holy of Holies (Luke 1:8-25) - which would have happened at the Feast of Tabernacles. Jesus, Luke's Gospel also claims, was conceived in the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy (Luke 1:26), placing his conception around the spring equinox. See also: "De solstitiia", "De Trinitate" IV,5. Still to my credit here is some simple math: Jesus = not born in December Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted December 15, 2009 Author Share Posted December 15, 2009 Allahu ackbar. I deleted both DI's and samnmax's posts at the same time (multi-post deletion ftw), so sorry Sabretooth, you can't win any bets on this one. If you want to debate the dates of the birth of Christ, please do so in Kavar's Corner. If you want to discuss religious history, please do so in Kavar's Corner as well. This is supposed to be a more light-hearted thread. The emphasis here is Fun with a capital Fu. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darth_kira56 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Im going nonoffensive merry whatever-you-cellebrate and if i offend someone, may my computer explode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesusIsGonnaOwnSatan Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Allahu ackbar. LOL, i was just going to point that out. An other idiocy like AI-rack/ran I reckon that must've Bush's most effective attack against the Muslim world. In theory, sure it'll work; But in practice, it just makes the pronouncer sound stupid. (half the continental US ) I deleted both DI's and samnmax's posts at the same time (multi-post deletion ftw), so sorry Sabretooth, you can't win any bets on this one. which one did you select first? Im going nonoffensive merry whatever-you-cellebrate and if i offend someone, may my computer explode Your sickening apathetic attitude is clearly a calculated attack on those who have taken the time and effort to determine an alignment on this issue. I for one, am irrevocably antagonized by such a spiteful post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandalore The Shadow Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Im going nonoffensive merry whatever-you-cellebrate and if i offend someone, may my computer explode I am offended at the misspelling of celebrate jk lolz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 This thread has certainly taken a turn for the worse. can't you just drink until you don't care about that **** anymore like a normal person it's christmas Words to live by. Now I just celebrate Marijuanukkah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Nine Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 I celebrate Christmas in a completely secular way. Also, even though it's a month later, does Winter-een-mas count? No, it doesn't count and I'll not have you mentioning anything even remotely related to that terrible excuse for a webcomic on these forums, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallucination Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Hey Niner, These forums helped make that comic what it is today. And there's nothing you can do about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pho3nix Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Hahahahah =D B^U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giant Graffiti Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 I celebrate Klingon Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordOfTheFish Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 I celebrate Christmas. That's all I'm saying. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted December 24, 2009 Author Share Posted December 24, 2009 I was wondering when someone was going to select QISmaS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machievelli Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Mmm, no. It was more likely chosen since it was nine months after the feast of the Annunciation, which falls on March 25th. This in turn was probably calculated by using the references to Zechariah being in the Holy of Holies (Luke 1:8-25) - which would have happened at the Feast of Tabernacles. Jesus, Luke's Gospel also claims, was conceived in the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy (Luke 1:26), placing his conception around the spring equinox. See also: "De solstitiia", "De Trinitate" IV,5. The 25th of December was Saturnalia among the Romans, who codified the dogma of what is now the Roman Catholic Church. Originally it was named after Christ, but anyone who has checked the weather reports of the Holy land will tell you that only someone interested in frozen mutton, and frozen shepherds would be 'in the hills watching the flocks by night', so he was not born then. It originally was supposed to be a contemplative holiday like Yom Kippur, a time to be thankful for what God had given, and consider what you did wrong. However between around 400 AD and the 10th century, the holidays of Saturnalia and Yule infected them, and began the holiday we know now. As for 'Old Saint Nick' He was a Bishop of Myra Turkey under Diocletion, one of the first Popes of the Eastern Orthodox church. He supposedly threw money in through the window, or down the smoke hole (The chimney had yet to be invented) so that three poor women had proper doweries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZimmMaster Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 My family and I are Christians so we celebrate Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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